Spincone

Not to be confused with Spinecone.

Spincone
Screenshot from Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
Appears in	Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (2026)

Spincones are spinning top creatures that appear in Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. When hit by a Tail Flick, they gain speed, allowing them to cut through trees. Yoshi can ride directly atop Spincones. Spincones participate in Spin Sumo battles against each other on dedicated platforms.

List of discoveries

• "A jewel bug's worst nightmare."
• "An imprecise lumberjack."
• "Demolished a statue with one good hit."
• "Discovered a hot spring."
• "Discovered the princess."
• "Doubles as an excavator."
• "Easy to take out once it's lost its balance."
• "Golden exterminator."
• "Is it even getting dizzy?"
• "Made a huge sumo ring."
• "Made a stone sumo ring."
• "Made a sumo ring."
• "Makes for a pretty good nutcracker."
• "Performed a tightrope act."
• "Played matchmaker."
• "Repels tongue. Can't eat it."
• "Rock crusher."
• "Scattered the butterflies."
• "Scattered the neon bugs."
• "Spinning as one."
• "Spun with the Loopdeecoop."
• "Spun your way to victory!"
• "Stopped in its tracks."
• "Super-fast midair spin!"
• "Surprisingly acrobatic."
• "Took out every Springhopper."
• "Took out every Upshoot."
• "Took out the Winged Cloud."
• "Trained with a workout statue."
• "Victory over the reigning champ!"
• "Won a round of Spin Sumo!"

Naming

When the name is suggested by Mr. E, he says the following:

“These conical creatures bounce off each other as they spin about...so how about Spincone?”

—Mr. E

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	コマぼっくり	?
Chinese (Simplified)	陀螺果	?
Chinese (Traditional)	陀螺果	?
Dutch	Worstol	From worstelen ("to wrestle") and tol ("top")
French (Canada)	Toupirouette	From toupie ("spinning top") and pirouette
French (Europe)
German	Wirbelzapf	?
Italian	Trottopigno	?
Korean	팽이방울	?
Portuguese (Brazil)	Rodopinha	?
Spanish (Europe)	Trompiña	From trompo ("spinning top") and piña ("pinecone")